Professional Resources

Professional Resources

Books:
Motion Leadership by Michael Fullan, video (shared by Lisa Menges)
RTI in Literacy - Responsive and Comprehensive Peter H. Johnston, editor (shared by Barb Snare who reported that she used to facilitate discussions of the book)
Successful Approaches to RtI: Collaborative Practices for Improving K-12 Literacy, by Marjorie Y. Lipson and Karen K. Wixson Read Chapter 2 (shared by Sue Thomas)

Instructional Coaching: A Partnership Approach to Improving Instruction by Jim Knight (shared by Sue Thomas)
Rethinking Teacher Supervision and Evaluation: How to Work Smart, Build Collaboration, and Close the Achievement Gap by Kim Marshall; complimentary book summary (shared by Amy Glusco)
Instructional Rounds in Education: A Network Approach to Improving Teaching and Learning by Elizabeth City, Richard F. Elmore, Sarah E. Fiarman, and Lee Teitel (shared by Dr. Sue Kanigsberg)
Leading on the Edge of Chaos: The 10 Critical Elements for Success in Volatile Times by Emmet C. Murphy and Mark A. Murphy (shared by Ann Wolfe)
The Leader in Me by Stephen Covey (shared by Ann Wolfe)
Focus: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning by Mike Schmoker; book and videos (shared by Randi Payne)
Spaces and Places by Debbie Diller (shared by Amy Glusco)
Brain Rules by John Medina (shared by Amy Glusco and Jil Manga)
The Next Step in Guided Reading: Focused Assessments and Targeted Lessons for Helping Every Student Become a Better Reader by Jan Richardson (shared by Abby Gold)
RtI in Literacy - Responsive and Comprehensive Peter H. Johnston, editor

In a Reading State of Mind Fisher/Frey/Lapp (shared by Lisa Menges)
Preventing Misguided Reading - Jann Miller Burkins/Melody Croft (shared by Julie Baker)
The Short Bus - Jonathan Mooney (shared by Randi Payne)
Sustaining Strategic Readersby Valerie Ellery and Jennifer L. Rosenboom
Comprehension Going Forward edited by Harvey Daniels
Essential Readings on Struggling Learners edited by Richard L. Allington
Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques That Put Students on the Path to College by Doug Lemov, Uncommon Schools
Teaching Boys Who Struggle in School: Strategies That Turn Underachievers into Successful Learners by Kathleen Palmer Cleveland Listen to an audio interview of Cleveland discussing her book. Study Guide

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Articles:

Marshall Memo: A Weekly Roundup of Important Ideas and Research in K-12 Education

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Videos:

From the ASCD Website Team:
We’ve just posted new Doug Fisher and Nancy Frey author's page videos based on their book, The Formative Assessment Action Plan.
The videos are the same, but we’ve placed both on each author’s individual page.
Doug – http://www.ascd.org/Publications/Authors/Douglas-Fisher.aspx?id=1163421735001&nvid=a11b3
Nancy - http://www.ascd.org/Publications/Authors/Nancy-Frey.aspx?id=1163421736001&nvid=a12b3

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Resources and Technology Links:
Choice Literacy - The Big Fresh newsletter
Corinne Eisenhart and Instructional Rounds
Kevin Feldman's literacy listserv registration
Pennsylvania Institute for Instructional Coaching
Cris Tovani blogentry on annotating text
Mendeley - a reference manager and an academic social network